Cultural show featuring five ASEAN countries wraps up in Quang Tri
An art show featuring traditional dances and songs from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand closed in the central province of Quang Tri on July 25.
The art troupes were honoured with gold and silver medals. (Source: quangtritv.vn)
Quang Tri (VNA) – An art show fe✃aturing traditional dances and songs from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand closed in the central province of Quang Tri on July 25.
The event was jointly organised by the Department of Performing Arts, the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Musicians Association, the Vietnam Dancers Association, and the provincial People’s Committee and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The one-week-long festival drew the participation of 21 art troupes, including 17 domestic and four foreign ones.
Hundreds of dances and singings, reflected the unique, traditional, yet modern culture of each of the five nations.
At the closing ceremony, the art troupes were honoured with gold and silver medals, and certificates of merit for their outstanding performances.
Viewers enjoyed the prize-winning performances during the ceremony.-VNA
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The art troupes were honoured with gold and silver medals. (Source: quangtritv.vn)
